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UPDATE: Man charged after stop-and-check operation
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the arrest and subsequent charging of a 28-year-old man following an intelligence-led, stop-and-check operation, on Friday, August 23, 2024, which was part of a concerted effort to address recent incidents of public disorder.
Police recover high-powered weapons on Tortola; Arrests made
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it successfully recovered three prohibited firearms from two separate incidents this week.
'We need [police] stop & search like crazy'- Cindy Rosan
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Tola Radio VI co-host Rosemary Cindy Rosan has called for increased stop-and-search operations by police in the Virgin Islands (VI) to deal with the territory's growing gun-related crimes.
Another youth tased by police
EAST END, Tortola, VI- With police already under fire from the public for their recent tasing of a young man who went to get drinking water during curfew hours in East End and also a homeless man in Road Town, Tortola in April, another video has surfaced showing a young man being tased while in the vicinity of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge today, May 17, 2020.
Police chided for not wearing mask during stop & search
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A stop and search by police in Lower Estate in the vicinity of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) and the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Park today, May 14, 2020, saw a female officer being scolded for not wearing a mask in public.
Police state? RVIPF conducts stop & search during rush hour
SLANEY, Tortola, VI- Many residents have called for more police officers on frequent patrols as another option to reducing crime in the Territory of less than 30,000 residents.
Freeman & Vanterpool charged after loaded firearm seized
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged two men in connection with a loaded firearm seized during a stop-search operation this morning, July 25, 2017.
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